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Roman emperor Julius Caesar conquers Gaul, and Gaul is now called France.
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Joan of Arc leads French the French troops against English Orléans, ending a siege by the British during the hundred year war between France and England.
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The French revolution was when the poor people rose up against the rich people, this all started in 1789 and ended in 1799.
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In 1914 France starts to battle Germany in World War 1 and it ends in 1918.
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After a very long struggle France gives up control of Algeria, in Africa
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in 1991 Edith Cresson became the first French female prime minister.
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The Channel opens, connecting Britain and France under the English Channel.
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In 2016 at least 84 people are killed and many others injured when the driver of a lorry deliberately ploughs through a crowd celebrating Bastille day in the southern city of Nice. President Francois Hallande describes the incident as a terriost attack.